Registered Rep TV

Nowhere To Hide

That’s not really true, but you and your clients may feel that way. Nothing seems to work: Utility funds, as a group, are down on average over the past year and trailing 12 months, so are international funds, European funds, global funds, value funds, growth funds, you name it. Rep. Contributing Editor Stan Luxenberg offers some advice. ...

Bernstein Analyst Brad Hintz On Brokerage Stocks.

With financial companies taking a beating this year, it might be tempting to go bottom fishing. But Brad Hintz, a senior analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein, warns that the brokerage industry is in a period of "diminished expectations." How Sallie Krawcheck saved Hintz's life. (Seriously.) ...

The Race For Top Talent

Despite the bad news emanating from financial firms, retail-brokerage units are performing well. So much so that the wirehouses are in a virtual arms race for top financial advisors. Mindy Diamond, a recruiter for Diamond Consultants, discusses the unprecedented deals being offered to the best financial advisors. ...

A "Small" Buying Opportunity? 4-08-08

The first quarter was an ugly one for diversified, domestic stock funds, with an average decline of more than 10 percent in the first quarter. Rep. Editor-In-Chief David Geracioti talks to Michael Petroff, co-manager of the $225 million Heartland Value Plus Fund....

Citigroup's Reorg Explained 3-13-08

Sallie Krawcheck, CEO of Citigroup Global Wealth Management unit, explains how the management reorganization will affect Smith Barney advisors....

The Year's Ultimate Contrarian Play: High-Yield Bond Funds 11-25-07

The credit crunch woes continue, fears of a recession abound. Junk bond funds? Are you crazy? Registered Rep. Editor David Geracioti interviews Greg Hopper, manager of the Julius Baer Global High Income Fund, on why junk bonds may make sense now....